He’s home.

Gilad is home. Alive.

At what cost, at what risk, cannot be ignored.

But for now we put that aside and share the immense joy of his family, his community, our country. Hopefully from a respectful distance, to let him rest and begin what will undoubtedly be a rough recovery.

We can now, at long last, stop counting the days of Gilad Shalit in captivity – that clock stops at 1,941 – five years and almost four months.